US12371086B2ActiveUtilityA1

Movable vehicle

Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GPPriority: Nov 24, 2022Filed: Nov 22, 2023Granted: Jul 29, 2025
Est. expiryNov 24, 2042(~16.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Claims

Abstract

The present invention provides a movable vehicle. The movable vehicle comprises a carrying mechanism and a holding mechanism connected to the carrying mechanism, and the bottom of the carrying mechanism is provided with wheels, wherein the movable vehicle further comprises a starting mechanism arranged on the holding mechanism, the starting mechanism comprising a starting unit, a power supply unit, and a controller. The starting unit is configured to be switchable between an initial position and a start position. The controller is configured to be electrically connectable to the power supply unit, wherein when the starting unit is in the start position, the starting unit is coupled to the controller to activate the electrical connection between the controller and the power supply unit, and when the starting unit is in the initial position, the starting unit is decoupled from the controller. According to the above solution, a user can easily activate the electrical connection between the controller and the power supply unit simply by operating the starting unit on the holding mechanism, thereby allowing the controller to further perform various control operations.

Claims

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The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A movable vehicle, the movable vehicle comprising: a carrying mechanism and a holding mechanism connected to the carrying mechanism, and a bottom of the carrying mechanism is provided with wheels, wherein the movable vehicle further comprises a starting mechanism arranged on the holding mechanism, the starting mechanism comprising: a starting unit configured to be movable between an initial position and a start position, wherein the entire starting unit is irremovably arranged on the holding mechanism in both the initial position and the start position; a power supply unit; a controller configured to be electrically connectable to the power supply unit, wherein when the starting unit is in the start position, the starting unit is coupled to the controller to activate an electrical connection between the controller and the power supply unit, and when the starting unit is in the initial position, the starting unit is decoupled from the controller; the starting mechanism further comprising a locking portion, the locking portion having a lock position and an unlock position and being configured to, when in the lock position, lock the starting unit in the initial position. 
     
     
       2. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the starting unit is configured as a knob rotatably arranged on the holding mechanism, the knob being configured to be rotatable between the start position and the initial position. 
     
     
       3. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the locking portion is configured as a locking rod and that one of the locking rod and the starting unit is provided with a protrusion and the other one thereof is provided with a recess that fits the protrusion, the protrusion being removably coupled in the recess. 
     
     
       4. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the locking rod is pivotally connected to the holding mechanism around a pivot shaft and a pressing portion is arranged on the locking rod, the pressing portion being opposite the protrusion on both sides relative to the pivot shaft. 
     
     
       5. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , the movable vehicle further comprising an electric motor and a driving unit connected to the electric motor, wherein the electric motor drives a wheel axle of the wheels through the driving unit. 
     
     
       6. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 5 , the movable vehicle further comprising a clutch mechanism arranged on the carrying mechanism, and the clutch mechanism is configured to cause the driving unit to be selectively coupled to or decoupled from the wheel axle of the wheels. 
     
     
       7. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , the movable vehicle further comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion opposite the first housing portion, the first housing portion is arranged on a side of the holding mechanism near the carrying mechanism, the first housing portion and the second housing portion are butt-jointed at the holding mechanism, the first housing portion and the second housing portion form an accommodating space, and the controller, a part of the locking portion, and a first connecting member are arranged in the accommodating space. 
     
     
       8. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole, a direction adjustment rod extending through the first through hole, the locking portion extending through the second through hole. 
     
     
       9. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the carrying mechanism comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion, the first frame portion being connected to the second frame portion, the first frame portion being pivotable relative to the second frame portion between an initial position and a lifted position,
 wherein the carrying mechanism further comprises a support device, wherein a first end of the support device is connected to the first frame portion and a second end thereof is connected to the second frame portion, and the support device is configured to support the first frame portion when the first frame portion is in the lifted position, thereby keeping the first frame portion in the lifted position. 
 
     
     
       10. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the holding mechanism is connected to one end of the second frame portion, the first frame portion is pivotally connected to the second frame portion around a first pivot shaft, and the first pivot shaft is connected to the other end of the second frame portion away from the holding mechanism. 
     
     
       11. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the second frame portion comprises a second distal bracket, the second distal bracket being arranged at one end of the second frame portion away from the holding mechanism, the first frame portion comprises a first distal bracket, the first distal bracket being arranged at one end of the first frame portion away from the holding mechanism, and the first distal bracket is further away from the holding mechanism than the second distal bracket. 
     
     
       12. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the first frame portion further comprises a first extension frame and a second extension frame arranged to be substantially parallel to the first extension frame, the first distal bracket is connected to the ends of the first extension frame and the second extension frame, the first frame portion further comprises an intermediate bracket connected between the first extension frame and the second extension frame, and the intermediate bracket is arranged to be substantially parallel to the first distal bracket. 
     
     
       13. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein a first end of the support device is connected to the intermediate bracket and a second end thereof is connected to the second distal bracket. 
     
     
       14. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the support device comprises a mounting base, the mounting base being fixedly connected to the second distal bracket, a second pivot shaft being arranged on the mounting base. 
     
     
       15. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the support device further comprises a first support portion and a second support portion, the first support portion and the second support portion are separate components, the first support portion is connected to the intermediate bracket, the second support portion is connected to the second distal bracket, and the support device further comprises an elastic member configured to act simultaneously on the first support portion and the second support portion. 
     
     
       16. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the first support portion comprises a first peripheral portion and a first extension section connected to the first peripheral portion, the second support portion comprises a second peripheral portion and a second extension section connected to the second peripheral portion, the first extension section and the second extension section are arranged opposite each other, the elastic member is configured as a spring, and the spring is sleeved on the outside of at least one of the first extension section and the second extension section, wherein, when the first frame portion is in the initial position, the spring is in a compressed state and both ends thereof are respectively connected to the first peripheral portion and the second peripheral portion. 
     
     
       17. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein when the first frame portion is in the lifted position, the spring is in a free state. 
     
     
       18. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the support device further comprises a housing portion, the housing portion is sleeved on the outside of at least one part of the second support portion and the first support portion, the housing portion is connected to the mounting base, a slender guide hole is provided on the housing portion, the first support portion is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion extends through the slender guide hole and is slidable along the slender guide hole. 
     
     
       19. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the carrying mechanism further comprises a buckle device, the buckle device comprising a buckle groove and a buckle that fits the buckle groove, and one of the buckle groove and the buckle is connected to the first frame portion and the other one thereof is connected to the second frame portion. 
     
     
       20. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the buckle device further comprises a main body portion, the main body portion being pivotally connected to the first frame portion, the buckle groove being connected to the main body portion. 
     
     
       21. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein when the first frame portion is in the initial position, the first frame portion is arranged to be substantially parallel to or in one plane with the second frame portion, and when the first frame portion is in the lifted position, the first frame portion is arranged substantially perpendicular to the second frame portion. 
     
     
       22. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the starting unit comprises a body and a first connecting member, the controller is provided with a second connecting member, and when the starting unit is in the start position, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are coupled together, wherein the first connecting member is integrally formed on the body. 
     
     
       23. A movable vehicle, the movable vehicle comprising:
 a carrying mechanism and a holding mechanism connected to the carrying mechanism, and a bottom of the carrying mechanism is provided with wheels, 
 the carrying mechanism comprising an electric motor and a driving unit connected to the electric motor, wherein the electric motor drives a wheel axle of the wheels through the driving unit, and 
 a clutch mechanism arranged on the carrying mechanism, and the clutch mechanism is configured to cause the driving unit to be selectively coupled to or decoupled from the wheel axle of the wheels, 
 wherein the clutch mechanism comprises a linkage device, wherein the linkage device is coupled to the driving unit, and the linkage device is configured to be controllable to switch between a first position and a second position, wherein, when the linkage device is in the first position, the driving unit is coupled to the wheel axle of the wheels, and when the linkage device is in the second position, a part of the driving unit is decoupled from the wheel axle of the wheels; 
 wherein the movable vehicle further comprises a starting mechanism arranged on the holding mechanism, the starting mechanism comprising: 
 a starting unit configured to be switchable between an initial position and a start position; a power supply unit; and a controller configured to be electrically connectable to the power supply unit, wherein when the starting unit is in the start position, the starting unit is coupled to the controller to activate an electrical connection between the controller and the power supply unit, and when the starting unit is in the initial position, the starting unit is decoupled from the controller. 
 
     
     
       24. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the clutch mechanism further comprises an operating device connected to the linkage device, the operating device being operable to drive the linkage device to move. 
     
     
       25. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the operating device is operable to perform linear movement, driving the linkage device to rotate between the first position and the second position. 
     
     
       26. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the driving unit comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member comprising a first gear, the second driving member comprising a second gear, the linkage device being coupled to the first gear, the first gear being connected to a motor shaft of the electric motor, the second gear being fixedly connected to the wheel axle of the wheels, wherein when the linkage device is in the first position, the first gear engages with the second gear, and when the linkage device is in the second position, the first gear disengages from the second gear. 
     
     
       27. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein the linkage device comprises a connecting member connected to an operating device and a shift fork connected to the connecting member, the shift fork being coupled to the first gear. 
     
     
       28. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the operating device comprises an operating portion and a rod-shaped portion, wherein a first end of the rod-shaped portion is connected to the operating portion and a second end of the rod-shaped portion is connected to a first segment. 
     
     
       29. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the second end of the rod-shaped portion is provided with a reverse hook portion, the reverse hook portion having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the reverse hook portion being connected in a through hole. 
     
     
       30. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the first driving member further comprises a sleeve portion connected to the first gear and a flange portion connected to the sleeve portion, the sleeve portion and the flange portion are sleeved onto the outside of the motor shaft, the first gear and the flange portion are respectively arranged at two ends of the sleeve portion, and the shift fork is positioned between the first gear and the flange portion and is coupled to the sleeve portion. 
     
     
       31. The movable vehicle as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the shift fork comprises a main body portion as well as a first shift fork portion and a second shift fork portion that extend outward from the main body portion, the main body portion is fixedly connected to the connecting member, and the first shift fork portion, the second shift fork portion, and the main body portion are arranged around the sleeve portion.

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